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Splitters drop Romulus in first meet action
Bad weather aids Lincoln in first win of the season
By Tom Perkins, Special Writer
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2008
It has been a harsh spring that has affected every prep squad in the state, but some just don't seem to notice as much as others.
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Such was the case in Lincoln's opening dual meet with Romulus, in which rain and sleet chased the Eagles onto their bus before the distance events while the Railsplitters finished out their 82-45 win.
"The weather that night was not fit for human beings, but we were a little tougher than they were," head coach Chaba Kovacks said. "Our kids didn't complain. They were definitely not happy about it, but they didn't complain. Still, I felt like a sergeant in the war sending the troops to battle with two bullets."
The Railsplitters swept the relays, and Kovacks was particularly happy with the 1:50.4 time turned in by his 800 relay team comprised of Felicia Jefferson, Ashley Betts, Crystal Washington and Noriah Williams.
"They dropped five or six seconds of their indoor time, and under perfect conditions they might have come close to state qualifying times, but we have got all season for that," he said.
Freshmen Alexandra Hadley and Alexa Geider finished one and two in the mile at 6:22 and 6:30 and one and two in the two mile at 13:58 and 14:19. Alicia Jefferson claimed her first varsity first place finish in the 200 meter with a time of 28.1 seconds.
Kovacks, who said he had hard time holding his pen to record times because of the cold, was also impressed by the throws of sophomore Sommer Walker. In the shot put she finished second with a throw of 30' 1" and took first place in the discus at 96'.
"Anything near a hundred feet is good, but you would have had a hard time picking that thing up in that weather," he said.
Also in the field, the Railsplitters' Emily Fink took first place in the high jump with at 4'7".
Lincoln ran the meet without several girls who will be returning this week for a tough match up with Tecumseh, one of many tough school in the area. Still, Kovacks believes his girls have enough depth to compete no matter what.
"We ran without two or three kids, but we're pretty deep with the sprints and I have about eight girls who I can interchange and get the same results, which is a luxury," Kovacks said.
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